Display dynamic columns for business workplace in the UWL

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This

blog will show you how to display dynamic columns for the business workplace in

the UWL.

Dynamic Columns for the Business Workplace

As

explained in the

online help (http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/bc/2e5cb396fc11d194c60000e82dec10/frameset.htm)

, you can define up to six dynamic columns for your workflow tasks.

Use transaction SWL1 to configure

Dynamic Columns :



UWL Configuration

In order

to display these dynamic columns in the UWL, you will have to download and

modify some of the UWL configuration files.

* *

*1.

*Download the UWL configuration files

Log as a

system administrator in the portal and navigate to *System Administration > System Configuration > Universal Worklist

& Workflow > Universal Worklist - Administration *and click on the *Click to Manage Item Types and View

Definitions* link :



Then

download the standard UWL configuration uwl.standard and the configuration corresponding to your system

uwl.webflow.<SYSTEM_ALIAS>.

You can download these files by clicking on the configuration name and then on

the Download Configuration button at

the bottom of the page..xml *to

a new file (uwl.webflow.<CUSTOMER>.xml

for instance) and edit the new file. Find the task (ItemType element) for which you want to display dynamic columns,

then add a CustomAttributes element

and a Attribute element for each

dynamic column :



Note :

the defaultView property of the ItemType element indicates which view

you will have to modify in the next step.

*3.

*Display custom attributes in the UWL

Copy the

uwl.standard.xml file to a new file (uwl.standard.<CUSTOMER>.xml

for instance) and edit the new file. Find the default view used to display your

tasks and add the dynamic columns you want to display to the columnOrder property :



Then add

a DisplayAttribute element for each

dynamic column you want to display :



*4.

**Upload the new configuration files and

clear the cache*

Navigate

to *System Administration > System

Configuration > Universal Worklist & Workflow >

Universal Worklist -

Administration *and click on the *Click

to Manage Item Types and View Definitions* link. Then click on the Upload New Configuration tab and upload

the new configuration files :



Note :

do not forget to check the High Priority option.

Then

navigate to *System Administration >

System Configuration > Universal Worklist & Workflow >

Universal

Worklist - Administration *and click on the Cache Administration Page link :



Finally

clear the UWL cache by clicking on the *Clear

Cache* button.

Result

* *

You

should now see the dynamic columns in the Business Workplace and the UWL :



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